Question 1

Why didn't we drop the "-i" from raditi to make it radit će, as taught in this lesson?

Accepted Answer

We only drop the -i when the infinitive comes first and the helping verb (like će) attaches directly to its end. Because this sentence starts with the subject Ona, the helping verb će jumps to the second position. The infinitive raditi comes later in the sentence, so it keeps its full, unchanged form.

Question 2

Why is sigurno placed between će and raditi? Could we say "Ona sigurno će raditi"?

Accepted Answer

No, you cannot say Ona sigurno će raditi. The future helping verb će is an enclitic, which is a small "weak" word that has no stress of its own. In Croatian, enclitics must strictly sit in the second position of the sentence, right after the first word (Ona).

Question 3

Why is the time phrase ovaj vikend in its basic dictionary form? Doesn't answering "when?" require a different case?

Accepted Answer

It actually is in a different case! Time expressions answering "when?" take the accusative case. However, vikend is a masculine inanimate noun (it is not a living thing). For masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative form is completely identical to the nominative (dictionary) form, including the pointing word ovaj.

Question 4

Does sigurno always mean "surely"? I thought it meant "safe".

Accepted Answer

Sigurno is a very versatile word. As an adjective describing a noun, it means "safe" (like a safe place). But as an adverb modifying a whole sentence, it is very commonly used to mean "surely", "certainly", or "for sure". Context tells us we are talking about how certain she is to work, not about physical safety.

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